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Baseball recruits earn Louisville Slugger All-America honors
Two recruits from Morehead State baseball’s most recent recruiting class have earned Louisville Slugger High School All-America Honors as selected by Collegiate Baseball magazine. Caden Cleveland was named to the first team catcher’s list and Duran Elmore was named honorable mention as a multi-purpose player.
Cleveland, a catcher from Christian Heritage Academy in Oklahoma City, joins the Eagle program as one of the most decorated recruits to ever step on campus. This year Cleveland has already been selected for the prestigious Ferguson Jenkins Oklahoma Outstanding Baseball Player Award and to the USA Pro-Day Baseball All-American First Team. As a junior, Cleveland set a school record with a batting average of .541 which included a 30-game hit streak. His impressive season earned him DIAMOND BASEBALL All American First-Team honors as well as the opportunity to participate in the International Home Run Derby at Tropicana Field. He has been named to the Oklahoman Newspaper All-State Teams both his junior and his sophomore years. Cleveland hit .454 with 50 RBIs during his sophomore season.
“We are very excited to have a player like Caden in our family,” commented Head Coach Jay Sorg. “He is a high caliber talent and more importantly an outstanding person. It is going to be a pleasure to have him in our program for the next several years.”
Dual-threat Elmore is from Danville High School in Danville, Ky. As a junior, Elmore put up gaudy numbers both as a centerfielder and left-handed pitcher for Paul Morse’s Danville squad. Offensively, Elmore was among the state’s elite with 46 stolen bases in 52 attempts. He had a batting average of .408 with an even more impressive .520 on-base percentage. On the bump, Elmore recorded 106 strikeouts in 77 innings with a 1.62 ERA. His eight wins include one no-hit performance. Duran was named to the 2009 Junior East/West All-State Team.
Said Sorg: “I am very happy for Duran. It is nice to see hard workers get rewarded. He is an exciting athlete with a great upside. Duran will be a contributor for this program both on the mound and in the outfield.”
The Eagles start the 2010 season Feb. 19 with a four game set with Mercer.
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Vikings dominate at Death Valley Bowl
The Rowan County Vikings traveled to Lincoln County Friday night for the Death Valley Bowl. The guys in green slammed the Patriots 42-20.
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RCMS takes twin wins from West
The Rowan County Middle School Vikings had a great night Thursday, pulling off two wins over West Carter.
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Vikes take down Estill
The Vikings moved to 2-1 on their season Thursday night with a home win over Estill County, 3-1.
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Lady Vikings spike another victory
The Lady Vikings moved to 5-7 on the season Thursday with a 2-0 victory over East Carter at home.
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Kentucky Fish and Wildlife opens nearly 1,300 acres to public use
Hunters have 1,293 additional acres to enjoy for the 2010-11 hunting season at the new Marion County Wildlife Management Area (WMA) and State Forest, located southeast of Lebanon. The WMA officially opens to the public on Saturday, Aug. 21.
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Ballard thrilled with fall camp progress
Morehead State football coach Matt Ballard is always optimistic this time of year. He has veterans working hard and fresh young talent eager to prove they can play at the Division I level.
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Teater finishes tied for 18th at Wyndham Championship
Former Morehead State men’s golfer Josh Teater finished tied for 18th at the PGA Tour Event Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C. Teater shot a 14-under par 266 (66-68-67-65).
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Women's Golf schedule includes new events for 2010-11
Morehead State women’s golf coach Stephanie Barker released the Eagles regular season schedule for the 2010-11 season Friday.
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Lady Vikings grab two in a row
The Lady Viking volleyball team found their rhythm this week with two wins on the road. On Tuesday night, the gals in green traveled to Lewis County to nab a 2-0 victory.
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Soccer gals go 1-1 on the road
The Lady Vikings are 2-2 on the season after going 1-1 in week two. On Monday night Rowan’s gals traveled to East Carter and suffered a 6-0 loss to the Lady Raiders.
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